 This exercise will help you to review more of

the important words that we use to join ideas

in an essay, a verbal presentation or
sometimes in everyday speech.
 to sum up briefly along with as well as it
can be concluded that
 likewise similarly also too in addition
besides to conclude
 in brief in the same way thus what's more
furthermore
 moreover along with to summarize
therefore correspondingly
 dramatic increase
 steady decrease
 Deterioration
 Decline
 Weakening
 tightening up
 running down
 sharp fall
 build up
 relaxation of
 narrowing of the gap
 phased out.
 upward trend
 marked progress
 general improvement
 considerable expansion
 I couldn't agree more.
 I couldn't care less.
 I really don't mind.
 It's up to you.
 It does nothing for me.
 Let me sleep on it.
 Never mind. It can't be helped.
 No way! Not a chance!
 You've got to be kidding! Why not? Go for it!
 Wow! Way to go! You should really get a life.
You're welcome, but it was nothing really.
 Let me lend a hand. How's it going? How
should I know?
 I'm a bit tied up for the time being. I'm going
to give it all I've got. Is it any wonder?
 Oh, I'm used to it. Sure. Why not? What a
drag! What do you have in mind?
 You bet! You're out of luck.
 A little bird told me.
 Be my guest.
 Fire away, I'm all ears.
 I'd be glad to
 I'm having second thoughts.
 I'm keeping my fingers crossed. My lips are
sealed.
 Now you're talking! Rather you than me.
That'll be the day! That'll teach you!
 Who let the cat out of the bag?
 burn the match / lighter / candle at both
ends;-(to get up early in the morning and go
to bed late at night on a regular basis)
 a can of worms / beans / beer-(a difficult and
complicated situation)
 take the goat / cow / bull by the horns-(to
deal bravely or confidently with a difficult
situation)
 pay through the ears / nose / mouth-(to pay
a lot of money)
 turned a blind / closed / cold eye
 off the beaten road / path / track
 pressed / crushed / squeezed for time,
 under the thumb / weather / table
 once in a blue / red / green moon,
 out of the answer / statement / question.
 off the books / record / list.
 lose land / ground / place
 to break the ice / mold / air.
 clear the room / air / feelings.
 stand your land / place / ground
 out of this planet / earth / world.
 pull a few legs / strings / ropes
 go with the snow / flow / glow
 Alternative
 compelled
 compulsory
 entail
 essential
 exempt
 Forced
 have liable
 mandatory must need obligation obliged
optional require voluntary
 adolescence adolescent adopt authoritarian birth
rate bring up
 dependent divorced extended family family life
 formative years foster foster child foster family
freedom
 infancy infant juvenile juvenile delinquency
lenient minor (noun) nuclear family
 nurture over-protective protective raise
rebellious relationship relatives responsible
 separated siblings single parent single-parent
family
 strict supervision running wild teenager
upbringing well-adjusted
 acquire class correspondence course course day release degree
 discipline doctorate elementary (education) elementary school
 enroll exam experience faculty fail fees grade grades grade school
 graduate (noun) graduate (verb) graduate school grant higher degree
 higher education high school junior high school kindergarten learn
 learning resources center lecture lecturer lesson literacy mature
(student)
 middle school night class numeracy opportunity pass physical education
 private school professor prospectus public school qualifications quarter
 retake (an exam) resources secondary (education) semester seminar
 sit / take (an exam) skills study subject
 syllabus topic tutor tutorial undergraduate
 allergy allergic anorexia balanced diet bulimia
calcium calories carbohydrates
 cholesterol consume consumption diabetes diet
(noun + verb) eating disorder exercise
 fast food fat fat farm fiber food group food
intolerance food poisoning free range
 genetically modified (GM) harvest health food
heart disease junk food listeria malnutrition
 malnourished minerals monounsaturated
nutrition nutritious obese obesity organic
 overweight protein salmonella saturated scarce
scarcity underweight vegan
 veganism vegetarian vegetarianism vitamins
 airtime audience broadcast broadsheet censor censorship
channel
 check book journalism circulation current affairs coverage
documentary download
 dumbing down editor entertainment exploit feature
freedom of the press
 gutter press honest information informed Internet invasion
of privacy journalism
 journalist libel libelous log on mass media media circus
media event
 media tycoon news online paparazzi the press program
read between the lines
 readership reality TV reporter restriction slander
slanderous tabloid tabloid TV the
 Internet unscrupulous website
 balance bank bankrupt bargain bill borrow broke bankrupt cash
check
 cost of living credit card credit debt debit deposit discount
 distribution of wealth dividends economical economize
exorbitant expenditure
 extravagant frugal income income tax inflation inherit insolvent
interest
 in the black in the red invest investment invoice lend loan loss
market
 mortgage on credit overcharged overdraft overpriced pension
priceless profit
 receipt reduction refund salary save savings and loan association
 shares statement stocks tax / rent (etc) rebate undercharged
 unemployment / housing / child (etc.) welfare wage wealthy
welfare withdraw worthless
 acid rain activists animal rights battery farming biodegradable packaging
biodiversity
 biofuels breeding (in) captivity CFC gases climate change conservation
 conservation program conserve contaminated deforestation degradation
desertification
 eco-friendly ecological ecology ecosystem emissions endangered
species
 environmentalists environmentally friendly erosion extinct
 fossil fuels fumes genetically modified global warming green belt
greenhouse effect
 greenhouse gases intensive farming natural behavior natural resources
organic
 organic farming ozone-friendly ozone layer poaching pollute (air)
pollution
 rare breeds rainforest recycle recycling renewable / sustainable energy
research
 solar power tidal energy toxic waste unleaded gas wildlife management
 agriculture amenities apartment block arable land atmosphere
 to breed crime building sites Central Business District (CBD) commute
commuter
 commuter belt congestion construction cost of living crops crowded
cultivation
 cultural events depopulation development drug abuse employment
environment
 facilities fields green belt industry infrastructure housing project inner
city lively
 mall / shopping mall melting pot metropolis migration nature nightlife
outskirts
 peaceful peak period pedestrian precinct pollution population
population explosion
 poverty productive land property prices prospects resident residential
area rural
 rush hour slum street crime stressful suburbs traffic jam unemployment
urban
 urban lifestyle urban sprawl
 In my opinion......
I strongly opine that........
I strongly agree with the idea that.......
I strongly disagree with the given topic....
I think.....
My opinion is that..... etc

It is true that, First, first of all, Firstly,
Initially, To begin with, To start with, Though
it is true that, Some people believe that, Many
people think that, etc.